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Top 10 moments of the season
The 2008 season started Labor Day weekend with UCLA's incredible overtime win against Tennessee in Rick Neuheisel's debut, prompting some in the Bruins' marketing department to believe USC's monopoly in Los Angeles might be over. UCLA finished 4-8, the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Basketball, Boston Bruins, Tim Tebow, USC Trojans
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ESPN won't try to change BCS format
Tribune reporterCollege football's 800-pound gorilla has grown into an 800-ton Godzilla. But even now that ESPN has partnered with the BCS, winning the broadcast rights to every top bowl game from 2011-2014, network officials say they won't try to push college...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Basketball, University of Connecticut, Virginia Tech, National Government
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Caribbean Baseball League provides equipment to children
Forum Publishing GroupSports can be expensive, especially amid recession-induced economic worries. But one local organization is helping underprivileged youngsters suit up and play baseball. The Caribbean Baseball League, which has staged fundraising events in the Coral...Tags: Campaign Finance, Local Authority, Johan Santana, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball
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Surf, sewage form a combustible mix in Malibu
The perfectly shaped point break at Malibu's Surfrider Beach lures wave riders from around the world.
But the chronically polluted water has given countless swimmers and surfers queasy stomachs, eye infections and nasty rashes.
Long under orders...Tags: Rita Wilson, Hospitals and Clinics, Rentals, Los Angeles, Energy Saving
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Lazarowitz staying competitive in tennis at 75
Forum Publishing GroupWhat does a tennis player do when he turns 75, has not played many singles matches for three or four years and has rarely played sanctioned singles tournaments? For Marvin Lazarowitz, who lives at Boca Pointe, the answer was to compete in United States...Tags: Tennis, Justice System, Advanta Corporation, Clubs and Associations, Court Administration
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Free stuff: free New Year's Eve/New Year's Day cab rides in Baltimore, Washington
baltimoresun.comIf you're planning on celebrating in Baltimore on New Year's Eve, be sure to save this number in your phone first: 1-877-963-TAXI. Once again, AAA Mid-Atlantic, the State Highway Administration's Safety Office and Yellow Cab have partnered to a free... -
Safety first: Avoid driving drunk this New Year's Eve
South Florida Sun-SentinelHere are some sobering facts for those who may drink and drive on New Year's Eve. Of the 39 traffic deaths statewide on New Year's Eve last year, 62 percent were alcohol-related. The holiday had the second-highest number of alcohol-related traffic...Tags: Police, Road Transportation, New Year's Day, Drunk Driving, Road Accidents
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New Orleans businesses, artists hope Sugar Bowl heralds a strong year for tourism
Associated Press WriterNEW ORLEANS (AP) — When the Sugar Bowl fans began arriving en masse, their presence heralded by their team colors, artist Reggie Ford did something he said he hadn't done on a Wednesday all year: he set up shop along a main promenade in the French...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Hurricanes, Trips and Vacations, Football, National Basketball Association
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Holiday crowds hit the road
Darcey Rakestraw and her 2-year-old daughter Amel munched on a grilled chicken Caesar salad as they sat on a bench outside of the bustling Maryland House yesterday afternoon in near 70-degree weather.
The pit stop was the second on their way home to...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Caesar Salads, Religious Festivals, Thanksgiving, Automotive Equipment
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NY Post readers give $670K to fire-damaged church
New York Post readers gave a $670,000 Christmas present to a crumbling church damaged by fire and ransacked by thieves. The Church of the Holy Cross on West 42nd Street near Times Square was already struggling with a collapsing ceiling and crumbling...Tags: Crimes, Times Square, Theft
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EAST END: Hampton Classic to be held a week earlier
On the East End, only eight months suddenly remain to find a new unofficial end to the summer season. The reason? The Hampton Classic horse show has changed its schedule. Traditionally, the event draws tens of thousands of Long Islanders around Labor Day...Tags: Hampton Classic, Equestrian
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Free taxi rides available tonight in city
Yellow Cab is offering free rides home tonight to those who have too much to drink and live within the Baltimore area, according to co-sponsors AAA Mid-Atlantic and the Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration. The Tipsy?...Tags: AAA, St. Patrick's Day, New Year's Day, Maryland
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